Thank God for Lab: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Difficult Diagnosis, a Difficult Disease

Irina, Tica; Alina-Doina, Nicoară; Cristina, Șuța; Mihaela-Maria, Ghinea; Vlad-Iustin, Tica; Zizi, Niculescu

doi:10.2478/arsm-2018-0006

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Thank God for Lab: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - A Difficult Diagnosis, a Difficult Disease

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